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, september 11th and september 12th in the last two months of a heated presidential election that one didn't know how it turned out not to be a close election really at all, but in september nobody knew that. one of president obama's talking points was that the senior leadership of al qaeda was on its heels, had been decimated and that this was the success of his. republicans say that the white house did not want to change from that message. now, do we have evidence that that's why these talking points were changed? we have victoria nuland in these e-mails released saying she didn't want congress to beat up on the state department for not heeding the warnings. was that because of politics, or because it was internal divisions? she wanted the cia to be blamed more, not the state department. we have to find out a lot more. >> going to unpack it on "the lead" today? >> we'll try to. >> 4:00 p.m. >> every day. >> every weekday. >> should be every day. >> speaking of days, i'm very excited for new day. >> remember that when i'm calling to have you on in the morning. >> thank you very much.
, september 11th and september 12th in the last two months of a heated presidential election that one didn't know how it turned out not to be a close election really at all, but in september nobody knew that. one of president obama's talking points was that the senior leadership of al qaeda was on its heels, had been decimated and that this was the success of his. republicans say that the white house did not want to change from that message. now, do we have evidence that that's why these...
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and the growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. top irs officials knew as far back as 2011 that agents were singling out non-profit conservative groups and making it harder for them to get tax exempt status. that's all in a new treasury department report expected to come out this week. athena jones is in washington. officials are now looking to see if the irs broke the rules by playing politics. >> that's right, and this is a big deal. anyone who pays taxes can relate to this concern that some folks at the irs were unfairly targeting people simply because of their political leanings. so you have this audit that is expected to come out this week from the treasury inspector general for tax administration looking at the agency's operations and making recommendations. i had a chance to speak with congressman darrell issa. it was his committee, the house oversight committee on government reform that requested the review be done. let's listen to what he told me this morning. >> in 2011 when the irs knew, the question is who knew, when d
and the growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. top irs officials knew as far back as 2011 that agents were singling out non-profit conservative groups and making it harder for them to get tax exempt status. that's all in a new treasury department report expected to come out this week. athena jones is in washington. officials are now looking to see if the irs broke the rules by playing politics. >> that's right, and this is a...
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. >>> growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. as far back as 2011. >> this is truly outrageous and it contributes to the profound mistrust that the american people have in government. it is absolutely chilling that the irs was singling out conservative groups for extra review. >> details are contained in a new treasury department report that's expected to come out this week. candy crowley has more in about ten minutes from now. >>> more now in our breaking news out of new orleans. cnn affiliate wdsu reporting now that 10 to 12 people have been shot at the intersection of frenchman and north villery streets. they're being taken to the hospital for treatments. there was an pay parentally an inform at mother's day parade going on. we'll update you with more information as we get it. >>> she is a convicted murderer now on suicide watch but the jodi arias saga not over yet. same jury that convicted her will be back in court this week. i'll tell you what's coming up in the case next. oh, hey mike. what are you up to? oh, just diagramm
. >>> growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. as far back as 2011. >> this is truly outrageous and it contributes to the profound mistrust that the american people have in government. it is absolutely chilling that the irs was singling out conservative groups for extra review. >> details are contained in a new treasury department report that's expected to come out this week. candy crowley has more in about ten...
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and that this was withheld until after the election. should the white house have been -- earlier? >> my understanding is that when there is a review, as there was and is by an inspector general, that when the end of that process is nearing and a report is about to be released, a notification is appropriate and routine. and that happenedev weeks ago. prior to that there was no knowledge here at the white house. now, before i make judgments about or anyone else makes judgment about whether the white house should have known more or others in the white house should have known more, we need to find out when that exactly happened. that's why it's important for us to wait for the release of the inspector general's report, which we hope will be fairly imminent. >> based on the reporting, do you have any concerns that this was withheld -- >> we have serious concerns about what's been reported. you saw that reflected in what the president said. again, it's been reported and we have to make sure that the independent review of this by an inspector
and that this was withheld until after the election. should the white house have been -- earlier? >> my understanding is that when there is a review, as there was and is by an inspector general, that when the end of that process is nearing and a report is about to be released, a notification is appropriate and routine. and that happenedev weeks ago. prior to that there was no knowledge here at the white house. now, before i make judgments about or anyone else makes judgment about whether...
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these are mostly groups that didn't support the president's re-election. was there a suppression of that information? the president said on friday that he learned about this essentially by watching cnn. you'd think that the president had greater access to information than following it on cable news like the rest of the country. so if that is how the president is learning about these things, who in his administration is hiding these facts? >> is it possible that the president didn't know any of this? >> sure, it is. look. i don't think we should politicize this. i heard the representative's statements. we should not politicize this. shulman was pointed by president bub. i bush. i'm not holding president bush responsible for this. why they singled out tea party patriot was a serious mistake and worse than a mistake and never should have happened. after that three different formulations used by the irs as to how they were going to handle this. look. they made serious mistakes. they should have let us know what was going on. we should not have heard about this
these are mostly groups that didn't support the president's re-election. was there a suppression of that information? the president said on friday that he learned about this essentially by watching cnn. you'd think that the president had greater access to information than following it on cable news like the rest of the country. so if that is how the president is learning about these things, who in his administration is hiding these facts? >> is it possible that the president didn't know...
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the election is over. president obama won. now, let's get to the bottom of this so that we can keep americans safe in the future and so that people that should be held accountable are. >> okay, maria, just real quickly because i want to move on to the irs, do you think the cia was bullied by the administration? >> no, i don't, and david petraeus said what he cleared what the talking points said. were the talking points wrong? absolutely. when we realized exactly what happened, then the administration said so. there was no cover-up here. is it a clumsy promise, yes. is it tortured? yes, i have been in that process under the clinton administration and it's not pretty. >> what administration, not that i'm defending the obama administration, but the bush administration, nixon, anybody, wants americans to die on their watch? i don't see it. >> that's right, nobody. >> but nobody is saying that, don. >> i understand that, i understand that, and i know it was handled clumsally, but if you look at it as a civilian, obviously, somethin
the election is over. president obama won. now, let's get to the bottom of this so that we can keep americans safe in the future and so that people that should be held accountable are. >> okay, maria, just real quickly because i want to move on to the irs, do you think the cia was bullied by the administration? >> no, i don't, and david petraeus said what he cleared what the talking points said. were the talking points wrong? absolutely. when we realized exactly what happened, then...
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long lines prompted the country's election commission extended voting by an hour. >>> let's look at the stories trending now online. police have arrested one of the emergency responders at last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion in west, texas. there's still no word on what caused the blast, which claimed 14 lives. >>> the lead singer of the metal band as i lay dying has pleaded not guilty to hiring a hitman to kill his wife. a judge set the bond for him at $20 million saying he was a flight risk and danger to his wife. he gave an undercover detective $1,000 and information on where to find her. >>> one world trade center has become the tallest building in the western hemisphere. it's also the world's third tallest building. workers bolted on the last pieces of a huge spire. the chairman of the port authority a national symbol of hope and strejt ngth in the facf tragedy. the building is set to open in 2014. >>> now, to an incredible story of survival. rescuers pulled a 19-year-old survivor out from a building. the survivor identified said she ate biscuits and water to stay alive.
long lines prompted the country's election commission extended voting by an hour. >>> let's look at the stories trending now online. police have arrested one of the emergency responders at last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion in west, texas. there's still no word on what caused the blast, which claimed 14 lives. >>> the lead singer of the metal band as i lay dying has pleaded not guilty to hiring a hitman to kill his wife. a judge set the bond for him at $20 million...
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. >> after winning a special election on tuesday, a race that captured national attention, sanford received political redemption. alison? >> thanks, paul. >>> prince harry is at the warrior games in colorado today. also talking to wounded service members. we'll go live to colorado springs, just ahead. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your accent needs a little work. [ pizza dodging man's mouth ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums freshers. concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. ♪ tum...tum...tum... tum...tums! ♪ tums freshers. fast heartburn relief and minty fresh breath. >>> prince harry is in colorado today attending the warrior games. the event features wounded veterans and athletic competition. the
. >> after winning a special election on tuesday, a race that captured national attention, sanford received political redemption. alison? >> thanks, paul. >>> prince harry is at the warrior games in colorado today. also talking to wounded service members. we'll go live to colorado springs, just ahead. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you...
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there's a big congressional election in south carolina. as you know, mark sanford against steven colbert's sister. take it away, jim. >> that's right. hi. that's right. i can tell you just a few moments ago the former governor of south carolina, now congressional candidate mark sanford did vote at a polling station in charleston, and we're joined by the former governor now. appreciate it. >> pleasure. >> we had a chance to catch up with you a few moments ago, and you were telling us how you feel about things today. you said you're optimistic, but you're not making any predictions. how do you feel? >> i still stand by that. you know, you get to the end of a campaign, and you are sort of worn out in the physical sense, but, you know, the finish line is here, and you're guardedly optimist being on what the voters decide come tonight. it's interesting to note that during the campaign you haven't shied away from the questions. you have answered just about every question weave had to ask you. in particular about your permanent life and your past
there's a big congressional election in south carolina. as you know, mark sanford against steven colbert's sister. take it away, jim. >> that's right. hi. that's right. i can tell you just a few moments ago the former governor of south carolina, now congressional candidate mark sanford did vote at a polling station in charleston, and we're joined by the former governor now. appreciate it. >> pleasure. >> we had a chance to catch up with you a few moments ago, and you were...
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here you have president obama who was just a few weeks away from another election. he had been touting the finding and killing of osama bin laden. the administration had talked about al qaeda having been decimated and being on the run. here you have this attack in benghazi. on september 11 appeared to have extremist causes. republicans say officials removed one reference to a group with a link to al qaeda being involved. also removing how the cia had given multiple warnings about the potential for a terrorist attack there in that area in benghazi, libya. so republicans say they removed these lines for political cover. the administration says those lines were removed from talking points because it was an ongoing investigation. they wanted to state only what they knew to be true, don. >> some are saying the controversy is an attempt to sabotage hillary clinton's chance of a 2016 presidential run. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, certainly a lot of interest has to do with the fact that former secretary of state hillary clinton was then at the helm. she h
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mitt romney, who, as you recall, lost the election, won with 58% in this district. it is a very conservative place. and i think there are going to be lots of women, gender gap issues, for mark sanford obviously and we can all recall how he left the state when he was governor to go hike the appalachian trail, he told us. his mistress has been seen with him on the campaign trail. so if you set aside the gender issues, this is a very conservative district. and he's starting to talk about issues like, you know, fiscal conservatism, the gun issue, et cetera. so if he can sort of change the topic a little bit, you can see that he's beginning to get some traction out of that. but given -- >> we'll call it the baggage, this unusual mix of challenges, baggage. you mentioned the fact he has brought this -- they're not married yet. his fiancee? >> no. >> whatever it is. we have seen her. we have seen the public pictures. given as you said in a pretty conservative district, that said, do you think the baggage is going to make a big difference? >> i think it does make a differen
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initially that this was not a terrorist attack in that's last couple of months before the 2012 presidential election. ashleigh? >> a lot of critical information that still needs to be discov discovered in this very intricate process. jake tapper, thank you for that. later on this afternoon you'll have a lot more on this on your program "the lead" at 4:00 p.m. eastern. my colleague, i thank him, jake tapper, for that. >>> in the meantime, we're continuing to watch the image on the bottom right-hand side of the screen, the homecoming imminent at any moment now, expected for gina dejesus. she spent ten years roughly behind the closed door of the home of now a man who is expected to be charged with a myriad of different charges related to the captivity of three young women. amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight. we have had one joyous homecoming already earlier on today. amanda berry, now 27, returning home to her sister's home. and bringing with her a 6-year-old daughter born in captivity. gina dejesus about to come home at any moment. we'll bring it to you live after the short break. welcome
initially that this was not a terrorist attack in that's last couple of months before the 2012 presidential election. ashleigh? >> a lot of critical information that still needs to be discov discovered in this very intricate process. jake tapper, thank you for that. later on this afternoon you'll have a lot more on this on your program "the lead" at 4:00 p.m. eastern. my colleague, i thank him, jake tapper, for that. >>> in the meantime, we're continuing to watch the...
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. ♪ >>> congressional midterm elections are not until next year but a hotly contested race is happening right now on the day in south carolina. mark sanford, former republican governor who fell from grace after an infamous extramarital affair is hoping to defeat democrat elizabeth colbert bush the sister of stephen colbert running for a vacant house seat in the coastal region. a traditional republican seat san for once held. polling dead even. cnn will have complete coverage with the results after the polls close, that would be 7:00 p.m. eastern later tone. >>> new jersey governor chris christie revealed he secretly had lap band weight loss surgery. christie, 50, did it for his kids. a 40-minute procedure back in february. doctors put a band around his stomach to make it smaller to the stomach feels fuller faster. chief political analyst gloria borger is joining us now. governor christie says it's about his health but how much is potentially about a race for the white house in 2016? >> this is about his life. this is about his life as a father, as a husband, and of course, as a presiden
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this is a board of 15 elect une, unaccountable individuals. the -- we should repeal the entire law that created this board, and enact a step by step common sense approach to health care that starts with lowering costs. and lastly, today the president is on another jobs tour, or as the media described it this morning, his latest pivot back to jobs. the obama administration promised that if its stimulus plan was enacted, the unemployment rate today would be approximately 5%. but the unemployment rate is at 7.5%. what the president doesn't seem to understand is that it's his policies that are undermining economic growth and job creation. i run a small business. it's no surprise to me that the economy is struggling. we've had four years of slow, anemic economic growth and job growth. and frankly, it's unacceptable. america desperately needs robust economic growth and job creation. >> all right, we're going to jump out of this news conference by the republican house speaker john boehner. he issued a rather scathing attack against democrats, and par
this is a board of 15 elect une, unaccountable individuals. the -- we should repeal the entire law that created this board, and enact a step by step common sense approach to health care that starts with lowering costs. and lastly, today the president is on another jobs tour, or as the media described it this morning, his latest pivot back to jobs. the obama administration promised that if its stimulus plan was enacted, the unemployment rate today would be approximately 5%. but the unemployment...
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i predict we may see the prosecution elect and proceed under that theory. in this case, it may be easier to prove. however, they have to get over the elements of proving that the killing was caused and that it was -- that there was a pregnancy. >> monica, let me have you weigh in and hearing what danny is saying and his point about proving intent. how could one prove intent from these ten years in this home? >> well, we were talking about the termination of the pregnancies. i don't think it will be very difficult to prove the intent part of it because the intent is his mental state. what was he thinking, what -- and what did he want to do. and you see that from his actions. and so the women will be able to testify that they saw him beating her or hitting her after she told him that she thought she was pregnant, for example, or, you know, whatever other evidence that they gave to him to show that she was pregnant. so that's not going to be the difficult part. but he's absolutely right, it is going to be hard to determine when these pregnancies occurred, if t
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. >>> awe new krens census report shows that more african-americans voted in a presidential election than white americans. 66% of eligible blacks voted last year. only 64% of whites turned out to vote. >>> the united states has seen fewer tornados in the past year than at any time since 1954. that's according to the national severe storms laboratory. 2013, at least so far is one of the calmest years on record. usa today reports the twisters are blamed for three deaths this year. that compares with 543 people killed by tornadoes in the first five months of 2011. >>> let's end this newscast on something good that will bring a good smile to at least 50 3erz of the population. i'm talking about kate upton. she has come a long way from bikini modelling. she's making her mark on high fashion as the new cover girl of "vogue magazine." here's alina cho. >> reporter: this mesmerizing video of kate upton dancing in a tiny red bikini went instantly viral on youtube. the dance is called cat daddy. >> cat daddy? oh, yes. well, you know, apparently i can dance. i didn't know right away, but everyo
. >>> awe new krens census report shows that more african-americans voted in a presidential election than white americans. 66% of eligible blacks voted last year. only 64% of whites turned out to vote. >>> the united states has seen fewer tornados in the past year than at any time since 1954. that's according to the national severe storms laboratory. 2013, at least so far is one of the calmest years on record. usa today reports the twisters are blamed for three deaths this...
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is he congressman elect mark sanford. >> some guy came up to me the other day and says you look a lot like lazarus. >> reporter: once left for dead in the political wilderness, mark sanford blazed a comeback trail that will take him all wait to washington. >> i want to acknowledge a good of second chances but third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, challenges, because that's the reality of shared humanity. >> reporter: he captured a vacant south carolina congressional seat by decided margin. he an extramarital affair from a mistress from argentina that he once claimed was a hike on the appalachian trail may be behind him. is this redemption? >> i think we're always on the route to redemption. we'll see where things go from here. it's less about that than about the second chance to make an impact in washington, d.c., where i think the impact is desperately needed. >> reporter: if sanford's life at times seemed like a trashy romance novel, this latest chapter is a page turner. for some voters, he has been forgiven. >> he who is without sin cast the first stone. >> i don't like him
is he congressman elect mark sanford. >> some guy came up to me the other day and says you look a lot like lazarus. >> reporter: once left for dead in the political wilderness, mark sanford blazed a comeback trail that will take him all wait to washington. >> i want to acknowledge a good of second chances but third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, challenges, because that's the reality of shared humanity. >> reporter: he captured a vacant south carolina...